One policeman survived Monday’s attack, and Afghan authorities are interrogating him. officials were saying that Afghan troops had suspected that they had seen Taliban fighters wearing night-vision goggles, but had no evidence to prove the claim until the Monday attack on police.
The unit also boasts “night-vision scopes,” Sayed Murad, an Afghan special forces commander, told Reuters last year. Most popular: North Korea Threatens Nuclear War with U.S., But 'Loves Peace More Than Anyone Else' The tactic of the unit is to launch attacks on checkpoints and to cut off supply lines, allowing the militants to capture territory. The Taliban now has a special forces unit known as Sara Khitta - which stands for ‘Red Group’ in Pashto and is made up of some 300 fighters - that has started to use night-vision technology. But police officers, those killed in the attack, do not have such equipment.ĭon't miss: Ancient Humans and Stolen Bones: Major Controversy Raises Doubt About History of Human Evolution in Europe military, which has maintained a presence in the country since its 2001 invasion to overthrow the Taliban. Night-vision equipment was introduced to Afghan soldiers by the U.S. They also could have been captured from killed Afghan soldiers, a rarer occurrence. The officials said that the goggles were typically Russian-made, and could have been purchased on the black market in neighboring Pakistan, where the Taliban also has a substantial presence. “You can see your enemy but they cannot see you coming.” Dawlat Waziri, the spokesman for the Defense Ministry, told the newspaper. “Night-vision equipment is used in ambushes by the insurgents, and it is very effective,” Major Gen. Trending: Posters of Saudi Crown Prince Are Being Torched in Lebanon Amid Growing Proxy War Between Iran and the Gulf Kingdom
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